Region · Venezuela

Where to stay in La Guaira state

This guide covers 3 destinations in La Guaira state, a first-level administrative division of Venezuela, with 7 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Catia La Mar, La Guaira and Maiquetía. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
7
Comfortable in the most places
December and January
Main airport
CCSMaiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport
Currency
VESsovereign bolivar
Time zone
America/Caracas

Destinations

Destinations in La Guaira state

Every destination in this guide in La Guaira state, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Catia La Mar661,8974December and JanuaryCCS · 4 km
La Guaira203,5202December to MayCCS · 6 km
Maiquetía87,9091December to MayCCS · 2 km

Where to stay

Hotels in La Guaira state

7 hotels in La Guaira state recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Buenavista INNCatia La Marhotel
Eduard'sLa Guairahotel
Eurobuilding Express MaiquetíaMaiquetíahotel
Hotel Muevete POR VargasCatia La Marhotel
Hotel Olé CaribeLa Guairahotel
Hotel Villa Playa GrandeCatia La Marhotel
Posada La ParadaCatia La Marhotel

When to go

Best time to visit La Guaira state

From the climate of 3 destinations in La Guaira state with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December and January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 326 °C24 mm
February2 of 326 °C19 mm
March2 of 327 °C21 mm
April2 of 328 °C50 mm
May2 of 328 °C68 mm
June0 of 327 °C96 mm
July0 of 327 °C99 mm
August0 of 327 °C98 mm
September0 of 328 °C89 mm
October0 of 327 °C120 mm
November0 of 326 °C108 mm
December3 of 326 °C45 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving La Guaira state

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in La Guaira state name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Maiquetía

CCS · Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations1.7 km from the closest
large airport · Valencia

VLN · Arturo Michelena International Airport

Named by 3 destinations110 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in La Guaira state, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Venezuela

1 Jan · New Year's Day16 Feb · Carnival Monday17 Feb · Carnival Tuesday2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday19 Apr · Declaration of Independence1 May · International Worker's Day15 May · Family Day24 Jun · Battle of Carabobo5 Jul · Independence Day24 Jul · Birthday of Simon Bolivar12 Oct · Day of Indigenous Resistance24 Dec · Christmas Eve25 Dec · Christmas Day31 Dec · New Year's Eve

Nearby

Regions near La Guaira state

Other regions of Venezuela with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Venezuela travel guide · All regions of Venezuela

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.